Hotspots and drivers of compound marine heatwaves and low net primary production extremes

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Legrix, Natacha, Zscheischler, Jakob, Rodgers, Keith B., Yamaguchi, Riohey, Frölicher, Thomas L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: 530 Physics; Southern Ocean; Pacific; Indian; The Blob
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/183418/1/bg-19-5807-2022.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/183418/

Extreme events can severely impact marine organisms and ecosystems. Of particular concern are multivariate compound events, namely when conditions are simultaneously extreme for multiple ocean ecosystem stressors. In 2013–2015 for example, an extensive marine heatwave (MHW), known as the Blob, co-oc...